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A. Petkovic vs M. Kirilenko | Roland-Garros
Women's Singles | Round 4 | 29.05.2011 | Paris
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A. Petkovic (15)
M. Kirilenko (25)
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Updated 30/05/2011 at 19:12 GMT
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So German 15th seed Andrea Petkovic is through to the quarter-finals where she will face Maria Sharpaova. That should be an interesting clash
PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 6-4 - GAME, SET & MATCH - Petkovic squanders a first match point with an off-balance forehand into the net. But she does reach the quarter-finals at the second attempt with a huge first serve that Kirilenko can only return wide off the forehand wing
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 5-4 - BREAK - After all that hard work to get back into this final set, Kirilenko concedes her serve with a forehand wide down the line and Petkovic, a break up once again, will serve for the match after the change of ends
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 4-4 - BREAK - Both of these players are putting in a huge amount of effort now as they batter every ball that comes towards them. A double fault doesn't help Petkovic though and she goes on to concede her break advantage with a forehand into the net
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 4-3 - Petkovic holds to consolidate the break before Kirilenko also goes on to hold and remain just the one break down and keep the pressure on the German
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 3-2 - BREAK - All that beating herself up seems to have done Petkovic some good as she breaks with a forehand winner to leaves herself in charge of this match once again
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 1-2 - Petkovic holds when Kirilenko hits into the net but the German is furious with herself after the next game, a Kirilenko hold and is slapping her thigh with a water bottle at the change of ends
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 0-1 - Kirilenko holds for the opening game of the final set and she is looking the more composed of the two at this stage
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-6 - SET - Petkovic sends a forehand long of the baseline to hand Kirilenko a first set point. And its a set point that Kirilenko takes full advantage of, peppering the baseline with a series of ground-strokes until Petkovic breaks down and hits into the net. This one is going to a decider
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PETKOVIC 6-2 2-5 - Petkovic holds for another game but so does Kirilenko, as Petkovic fires a forehand into the bottom of the net, and the Russian is just one game away from levelling this clash. Petkovic will have to serve to stay in it
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PETKOVIC 6-2 1-4 - Kirilenko fires down another cracking first serve that Petkovic can only pull back low into the net and that's another hold for the Russian
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PETKOVIC 6-2 1-3 - Petkovic gets off the mark in this second set, holding without too much trouble and sealing the game with a forehand
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PETKOVIC 6-2 0-3 - Kirilenko posts a great service hold to consolidate the break, some huge cross court hitting from the Russian doing the damage as Petkovic eventually hits into the net
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PETKOVIC 6-2 0-2 - BREAK - Kirilenko unleashes a vicious cross court forehand that a flailing Petkovic simply cannot get to and that's an early break for the Russian in this second set
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PETKOVIC 6-2 0-1 - Kirilenko holds for the opening game of the second set, sealing the hold when Petkovic batters a forehand return of serve well long of the baseline
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Kirilenko has gone off court for a comfort break during the change of ends and Petkovic is having a spot of treatment to her right hand. She had some tape on her index finger, presumably to protect a blister, and it looks as though she just wanted that tape adjusting
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PETKOVIC 6-2 - SET - Petkovic squanders a first set point with a backhand well wide across court and a second with a forehand error. But an ace brings up a third chance for the German and she hold to take the set with another great serve that Kirilenko can only return into the net
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PETKOVIC 5-2 - BREAK - Ouch! After all that hard work in the previous game to et one of the breaks back, Kirilenko hands all the initiative back to the German as she slaps down a double fault to concede her serve. The German will serve for the set after the change of ends
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PETKOVIC 4-2 - BREAK - Kirilenko gets one of the breaks back with a forehand down the lne that Petkovic can only return well wide across court
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PETKOVIC 4-1 - BREAK - A slightly wild backhand from Kirilenko hands Petkovic another break to 30 and surely this is the first set gone now for the Russian